New Cardiff (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743444163)

As a discerning reader of nineteenth-century American fiction, Englishman Colin Ware is familiar with the tradition of transcending disastrous love affairs by booking the next ocean liner to Europe. Now that he has experienced the pain and humiliation of heartache firsthand, he decides to try this cure in reverse.
New Cardiff, Vermont, may be an infinitesimal blot on the rural American landscape, but to Colin it's the ideal place to mend his broken heart. The townsfolk are a quirky, endearing lot, and they welcome the migrating artist into their fold. Colin does his part by capturing his adopted countrymen and women in charcoal and ink. He even discovers love again -- with Mandy, an attendant at the Shining Shores nursing home. When Colin's ex arrives to woo him back to her and his native land, he has to choose between his new love and the woman he's known for years.
With its pitch-perfect dialogue, New Cardiff takes readers on the exhilarating cross-cultural odyssey of a man hurtling headlong into life.

Author: Charles Webb
ISBN-10: 0743444167
ISBN-13: 9780743444163
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.32w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2001 pg. 1513
Library Journal 11/15/2001 pg. 99
Publishers Weekly 01/14/2002 pg. 42
People Weekly 02/11/2002 pg. 41
Booklist 01/01/2002 pg. 815